Faculty Leaves (Scholarship and Creative Work)

The university provides full-time members of the faculty with various kinds of leave for research and other academic purposes. General terms for Fellowship Leaves (sabbatical) and Scholar Incentive Awards may be found in Article 25 of the PSC-CUNY Contract and Code of Practice Regarding Instructional Staff Academic Leaves from CUNY Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM).

Fellowship Leave

Fellowship Leaves are available for research (including study and related travel), improvement of teaching, and creative work in literature and the arts.

Deadlines

All applications for Fellowship Leaves beginning in the fall 2019 or spring 2020 semester must be submitted to the department chairperson no later than October 1, 2018. This includes both applications for the 80 percent leaves and the full-pay leave.

All applications recommended by the department's Appointments Committee, along with a completed cover sheet, must be submitted to Human Resources Services, 1231 Boylan Hall, no later than October 15, 2018.

Scholar Incentive Awards

Scholar Incentive Awards are intended to promote bona fide, documented scholarly work, including creative work in the arts.

Deadlines

Application for Scholar Incentive Awards must be submitted in a timely manner that allows for the required department, college, and university review and approvals. The general deadlines are the following:

For leaves beginning in the spring 2019 semester, applications should be submitted to the department chair for departmental review no later than November 1, 2018.

For leave beginning in the fall 2019 semester, applications should be submitted to the department chair for departmental review no later than March 1, 2019.